Nepal Pilgrimage Song

Auspicious Dance of Longevity

A Song for Touring the Sacred Sites of Nepal

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Ahoye.
With auspicious appearances
And virtuous companions,
In the heart of Nepal
I, the yogi, have arrived.
This land of wonder,
In prospect sublime.
Blessed by the Buddha,
Its dharmakāya stūpas,
Three in number reside,
Bringing dazzling virtue,
Abundant prosperity,
And suffusive blessings,
Amassed like clouds,
And compassion's rain
Cascading in showers.
Great gods of this world,
The keepers of wealth,
Grant fortune and plenty.
Men are all heroes,
With faces like conches
As ruddy as coral,
Noble and handsome.
Women are fair,
Like daughters of devas
Transported to earth.

Ahoye.
Young children all gather,
Divine offspring at play.
Martial banners of heaven
Fly as if toward foes.
The highly developed terrain
Resounds with gentle music.
And blessed places of power
Fill the land all around.
Peaks like towering crystal,
Streams pure in eight ways,[1]
Bathing pools vast in number,
Fine-tasting foods and drinks,
Fabrics that flutter and swish—
The sight of such a place
Brings joy to the mind.

Ahoye.
May the virtue of this pilgrimage,
Which I now offer to the root guru,
Gladden his wise and noble heart,
And through its gift to past-mother beings,
May all set out upon freedom's finest path.

Ahoye.
May performing this auspicious dance—once, twice, three times—bring joy and happiness in abundance.

On the 5th day of the 12th month.[2]

| Translated by Adam Pearcey with the generous support of the Khyentse Foundation and Tertön Sogyal Trust, 2019.

Bibliography

Tibetan Edition

'Jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros. "bal yul gnas bskor 'khor ba'i glu tshe ring zhabs bro/" in ’Jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi gsung ’bum. 12 vols. Bir: Khyentse Labrang, 2012. W1KG12986 Vol. 8: 451–452

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